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The first USAFE host unit at Lakenheath was the 7504th Base Completion Squadron, being activated in 1949. [3] Amongst other units present were 3913 Air Base Sqdn (1953-55, Lt Col Archie Thomas), 3910 Installation Sqdn (1955-59, Maj John F Thomas), and 3910 Air Base Group (1955-59, Col L M Thomas).
Lakenheath is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It has a population of 4,691 according to the 2011 Census, and is situated close to the county boundaries of both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire , and at the meeting point of The Fens and the Breckland natural environments.
The station is operated by the USAF 420th Air Base Squadron, 422nd Air Base Group (part of the 501st Combat Support Wing). [65] The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military air show, is held at Fairford annually in July. [66] RAF Feltwell: England: Norfolk
Fletcher, Harry R., Air Force Bases Volume II, Active Air Force Bases outside the United States of America on 17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History, 1989; Lloyd, Alwyn T. A Cold War Legacy, A Tribute to Strategic Air Command – 1946–1992; Maurer Maurer, Air Force Combat Units of World War II, Office of Air Force History, 1983
Lakenheath houses the US Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing, the bedrock of its combat capability in Europe known for flying combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Feltwell is ...
The Lakenheath-Bentwaters Incident was a series of radar and visual contacts with unidentified flying objects over airbases in eastern England on the night of 13–14 August 1956, involving personnel from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).
The objects were seen bet ween Wednesday and Saturday flying over the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell bases, all used by the US Air Force (USAF).
Most of the bases are located on British Overseas Territories or former colonies which retain close diplomatic ties with the British government. Apart from the main operating bases, the British military has personnel stationed at approximately 145 overseas military installations located across 42 countries. [1] Most of these are small contingents.